Epic Storytelling for Schools

Engaging Author Visits that Empower Learners for Life

When you book storytelling from Epic Tales, you don’t just get a visitor telling stories. Every learner receives a free book, your staff receive complimentary CPD in story-led learning, and your school is left with everything needed to boost attainment through story!

Neuroscience tells us that every child has a natural dispensation for engaging with stories, but every teacher knows some children find this hard to access – so read on to learn how we can help…

Epic Author Visits are a proven way to help every child connect with their innate creativity, confidence, and love for reading.

When EU Lifelong Learning put our storytelling through a controlled experiment in 2013, they found it help pupils perform an average of 26% better in standardised tests.

An Approach that’s Fun, Memorable, and Effective

We didn’t get where we are by studying storytelling academically. We are storytellers first and foremost, making us experts in our craft. And with two decades’ experience working with teachers and learners, we’ve plugged the gaps in existing methods and perfected our own.

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Making the Epic Accessible

Desperate for our support but struggling with your budget?

We are a preferred supplier for the National English Hub, so you can approach your local Hub for assistance bringing us to all the schools in your network.

But as a publishing house run by the UK’s largest provider of STEM experiences, we can also help you lower the cost by…

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Partnering with a local bookstore to provide an Epic Book Fair at your school

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Forging connections with local businesses and/or other schools to fundraise

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Working with your nearest feeder/follow-on school(s) to share the costs

Just let us know your interest in our Access Support when making your booking.

Find Out More…

Storytelling Visits

Employ the power of storytelling to get your learners loving literacy.

Themed Storytelling

Use storytelling to raise enthusiasm for knowledge-rich learning.

Teacher Training

Learn how to use this most powerful of teaching tools.

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OR If you’d prefer to guarantee your date with a small refundable deposit of £60 offset against the final cost of your booking (see below), please select the Make a Booking option above.

NB: All prices include presenter, equipment, travel, and VAT.

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Recent Success Stories

“I was particularly impressed because my class are quite young, and some of the stories are quite long, but despite that they were really engaged in them. The way they’re written brought the children’s imaginations alive.”

Helen – Teacher, Pupils aged 4 to 6

“You really know how to keep a kid’s attention! Your storytelling is in no way condescending. Your characters are problem solvers, and having heroes who think their way out of problems is very good for a child’s confidence. We never have to worry that your stories aren’t going to have depth, or might be too frightening. You don’t write to stir up emotions, you write to stir up thoughts, and that is a valuable difference between what you do and what a lot of the ‘big names’ do.”>

Dan, father of 8-year-old Elsie

“Children, parents, and teachers all benefited. I wish more institutions will use Epic Tales to develop more curricula.”

Diego Zaffaroni, former Programme Director for ICS Diaz International Schools Milan

“I was particularly impressed because my class are quite young, and some of the stories are quite long, but despite that they were really engaged in them. The way they’re written brought the children’s imaginations alive.”

Helen – Teacher, Pupils aged 4 to 6

“You really know how to keep a kid’s attention! Your storytelling is in no way condescending. Your characters are problem solvers, and having heroes who think their way out of problems is very good for a child’s confidence.”

Dan, father of 8-year-old Elsie

“Children, parents, and teachers all benefited. I wish more institutions will use Epic Tales to develop more curricula.”

Diego Zaffaroni, former Programme Director for ICS Diaz International Schools Milan

Where We’ve Been

Recent school visits include... Amble Links Primary Barrington Primary Neverland Primary Hogwarts Primary Robin Way Primary South More Primary